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Book: “Feed” Book 1 of the Newsflesh Trilogy by Mira Grant
By Mike | May 27, 2010
Wow, what a great read. It is such an uncommon pleasure to discover a writer that does a fantastic job of remembering that Science Fiction is the setting not the story!
Feed (Newsflesh, Book 1)
The premise is this – the world has been decimated by a pandemic virus that reanimates the dead turning them into flesh hungry zombies.
As a result, people live in enclaves, where quarantine checks are part of their daily routine, and failing your screening means death.
The internet has become the prime source of information and entertainment, and the family Mason has made the cut to become the travelling media crew for the man running for President of the remains of the United States of America, and who just might be the man who can knit the pieces back together.
But not everybody thinks that will be fine and dandy.
A great read, regardless of whether you are a fan of the zombie genre or not, the tension of fear permeating the everyday life could just as well be applied to H1N1, bioterrorism, or Lyme disease. Again, the science fiction is the setting, not the story.
I’ve seen a little bit of criticism that Mira Grant relies a bit too heavily on worldbuilding. I could not disagree more, her attention to detail really lends itself to setting the mood that the characters of the book live in day in, day out, and how it has changed the world. The world is not a wasteland, but its a lot scarier place.
Enjoyed it greatly, can’t wait for the next volume in the series.
Check it out,
MO’B
Topics: Books | 2 Comments »
June 1st, 2010 at 8:42 pm
sounds like a good read – just finished the 5th and final lost fleet book – gonna get it mailed here soon!
August 6th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
I have to agree. I generally avoid the zombie genre because it is the same thing over and over again. Not so with this book. And it doesn’t pull any punches. Very enjoyable.